Sabana Seca

Population: 8,097
Median household income: $23,699
Median home value: $117,300

Sabana Seca is a community in Toa Baja Municipio, Puerto Rico, home to 8,097 residents. Its median household income of $23,699 runs below the Toa Baja Municipio figure of $29,648.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sabana Seca's population grew 10.8% from 7,309 to 8,097, while its median home value rose 20.9% from $97,000 to $117,300.

Owners occupy 68.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 49.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,097
Median age: 49.2 yrs
Median household income: $23,699
Median home value: $117,300
Median gross rent: $605
Housing units: 3,998
Homeownership rate: 68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
Unemployment rate: 12.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,3098,097

Median household income

$15,200$23,699

Median home value

$97,000$117,300

Median gross rent

$512$605

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,309	$15,200	$97,000	$512
2020	7,146	$16,268	$96,900	$485
2021	7,330	$17,913	$97,200	$514
2022	7,769	$21,178	$106,100	$535
2023	8,097	$23,699	$117,300	$605

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.1%

5 to 1711.0%

18 to 2410.8%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 448.9%

45 to 5414.9%

55 to 6416.3%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over12.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	173	2.1%
5 to 17	892	11.0%
18 to 24	877	10.8%
25 to 34	869	10.7%
35 to 44	719	8.9%
45 to 54	1,210	14.9%
55 to 64	1,320	16.3%
65 to 74	1,016	12.5%
75 and over	1,021	12.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	0	0.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,097	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.2%

High school graduate26.9%

Some college or associate's29.1%

Bachelor's degree14.6%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,552	25.2%
High school graduate	1,655	26.9%
Some college or associate's	1,791	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	899	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	258	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone69.7%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit1.9%

Walked5.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.1%

Other means10.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,991	69.7%
Carpooled	183	6.4%
Public transit	54	1.9%
Walked	151	5.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	175	6.1%
Other means	302	10.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	550	20.5%
15 to 29 min	993	37.0%
30 to 44 min	855	31.9%
45 to 59 min	131	4.9%
60+ min	152	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 38.1% (3,081 of 8,082)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,925	60.0%
Nonfamily households	1,283	40.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,208	80.2%
Vacant	790	19.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,190	68.3%
Renter-occupied	1,018	31.7%

1-unit, detached65.5%

1-unit, attached5.1%

2 to 4 units27.2%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,619	65.5%
1-unit, attached	204	5.1%
2 to 4 units	1,086	27.2%
5 to 19 units	67	1.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 7274189
Type (LSAD): 55
Land area: 1.11 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 18.4273, -66.1809